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Acrocomia Mexicana, Karwinski. 



Mexico ; also in the cooler regions up to 3,000 feet. (Middle 

 temperature, 17 'Celsius; Drude). A prickly palm, 20 feet high, 

 accompanied by very slender Chamsedora-Palms in the shade of 

 Oak-forests. 



Actsea spicata, Linne. 



The Baneberry. On forest mountains, mainly in limestone soil 

 of Europe, North Asia and North America. A perennial medi- 

 cinal herb. Its virtue- depends on peculiar acrid and bitter as 

 well as tonic principles. In North America this species and like- 

 wise A. alba are also praised as efficacious antidotes against 

 ophidian poisons. 



Adeno sternum nitidum, Persoon. 



South Chili, where this stately tree passes by the appellations 

 Queule, Nuble and Aracua. Wood durable and beautifully veined. 

 Fruit edible. 



Adesmia balsamica, Bertero. 



The Jarilla .of Chili. A small shrub, remarkable for exuding a 

 fragrant balsam of some technic value. 



-ZEgiceras majus, Gaertner. 



South Asia, Polynesia, North and East Australia. This spurious 

 mangrove tree extends far south in New South Wales. It may be 

 employed for staying the off-flow of mud by the tide, and for thus 

 consolidating shores subject to inundation by sea-floods. 



JEschynomene aspera, Linne. 



The Solah of tropical Asia and Africa. A large perennial erect or 

 floating swamp-plant. Introduced from the Botanic Gardens of 

 Melbourne into the tropical parts of Australia. The pith-hats are 

 made from the young stems of this plant. It is also a substitute 

 for cork in various appliances. The Solah is of less importance for 

 cultivation than for naturalization. 



-^Esculus flava, Aiton. 



North-America. This showy tree rises to 60 feet. The wood is 

 light, soft, and porous, not inclined to split or crack in drying. 

 It is valuable for troughs, bread-trays, wooden bowls, shuttles 

 (Simmons). 



.flSsculus Hippocastanum, Linne. 



The Horse-Chestnut Tree. Indigenous to Central Asia. In North 

 Greece, Thessaly and Epirus, on high ranges (Heldreich), wild and 

 associated there with the Walnut, several Oaks and Pines, at an 



